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TIL Diamonds are relatively abundant but their price is high due to artificial supply restrictions

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oavL TIL that Roman Emperor Augustus witnessed a man attempt to feed a slave to lamprey eels as a punishment for breaking a cup. Augustus freed the slave and had the rest of the man’s cups broken.
mxDBY TIL that jazz legend Louis Armstrong loved laxatives. In fact, he printed cards which bore a picture of him sitting on a toilet—as viewed through a keyhole—with the slogan "Satch says, 'Leave it all behind ya!'"
jN0Gj TIL America's tipping culture came from Europe in the 1850s, but it was so unpopular that it was made illegal in 6 states, and the anti-tipping movement spread back to Europe, decimating tipping in Europe to what it is today. Meanwhile the opposite happened in America, tipping was gradually accepted
XJgr TIL a coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy
6QgY TIL that the military allows off-shore troops to drink (on base) at the age of 18.